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Toy Swap

2024-12-07 10:00:00 2024-12-07 12:00:00 America/New_York Toy Swap Bring your gently-used plastic and wooden children's toys that your family has outgrown and swap them for different toys. No plush items, please. Toys remaining will be donated to charity. Main Library - Children's Library Programming Room

Saturday, December 07
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-07 10:00:00 2024-12-07 12:00:00 America/New_York Toy Swap Bring your gently-used plastic and wooden children's toys that your family has outgrown and swap them for different toys. No plush items, please. Toys remaining will be donated to charity. Main Library - Children's Library Programming Room

Main Library

Children's Library Programming Room

Bring your gently-used plastic and wooden children's toys that your family has outgrown and swap them for different toys. No plush items, please. Toys remaining will be donated to charity.

Toy Swap donations can be dropped off at the Children’s Library reference desk starting Monday, December 2nd.  Toys for ages birth through grade 6 are welcome.  Donated toys need to be in clean, working (non-recalled) condition. Children will still be able to participate and leave with a toy, even if they do not donate one.

The Toy Swap will be first come, first served while supplies last.  

Contact the Children's Library at 330.643.9050 or cldiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Dec 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 06 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 07 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 08 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Wed, Dec 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Dec 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Dec 04, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Dec 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Dec 05, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Thu, Dec 05, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Dec 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Sun, Dec 08, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium

Wed, Dec 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
This event is full

Wed, Dec 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, Dec 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Wed, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone

Thu, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, Dec 12, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Thu, Dec 12, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Dec 14, 10:10am - 3:30pm
TechZone

Sat, Dec 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Dec 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Dec 16, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Wed, Dec 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
This event is full

Wed, Dec 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, Dec 19, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Cancelled
Thu, Dec 26, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Dec 26, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Dec 30, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Thu, Jan 02, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium